Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

The present study was carried out among the dogs presented to the Veterinary College Hospital, Hebbal, Bengaluru during a period of one year from January 2022 to December 2022. The total numbers of dogs presented were 49,600. There were 39,297 canine cases overall among them. A total of 13,761 cases, 9959 of which were dogs, were brought to the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology. Of the 9959 dogs evaluated, 127 had hernias of various kinds. Out of these hernias, 25 were perineal hernias (19.7%). Out of these cases of perineal hernias, 96% cases were seen in male dogs and reported in various breeds and showed highest occurrence in the age group of more than 7 years to 10 years.